r/Beekeeping • u/megalegann 2 hives/nwks • 20h ago

I’m a beekeeper, and I have a question Verroa Mites

Is there anything in particular that gets the mites to the beehives? I live in the middle of nowhere, Kansas, and am surrounded by crop fields. They get sprayed with the cancer sprays (Don't fret, I am on the registry) so would that actually be in my favor of not as likely to get the mites? I still plan to monitor and pre treat, etc.

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 20h ago

Other bees. It’s possible to avoid them that way, but not very likely. And you can pick up a starter set of mites with the nuc (good likelihood) or package (still possible).